Emotions
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Storms are a matter of perspective So is the rain In terrential rain my plane took off from Newcastle airport on Saturday morning, the rain streaming down the windows as it taxied along the tarmac As it took off, yes there was a tiny bit of extra turbulance through the low lying cloud The cloud…
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After writing yesterdays piece on Self Compassion, I have spent time today reflecting, meditating and feeling through the following quotes. I share them here: You can’t have compassion unless you’re first willing to feel what you feel John Welwood : Between Heaven and Earth, principles of Inner work – in Weininger ‘Heartwork’ The path of…
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It rained today. Actually, where I was, it more than rained today Rain bounced off the roof today Rain flooded the cafe patio where I was today And it deluged the country lanes off North Yorkshire today for about 4 hours. And it was so bad, and spectacular some people took photos of it. So…
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When I got triggered by something a few weeks ago I went into a bit of a spiral. Downwards. And I forgot. My mind went into overdrive The words, fears and punishments from my childhood got relived into my present. Thats what trauma, childhood trauma, any trauma feels like. Mind whirlwind. Anxiety. Thinking. Over thinking.…
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Why I dont like being a Victim (Its Complicated)
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Hey you Just want to say, well done on doing the hard thing The hard thing? It was nothing, I just got on with it You are incredible, that was brave, that was hard Aww shucks, really, it wasn’t much, anyone could have done it But you did it, yes you, you are incredible Now…
James Ballantyne 